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Gray triggerfishRetention open

Cape · Louisiana

Point Hunt

29.75°N · 93.89°W · Cape · Sabine Lake

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Best score today · 4 PM · Gray triggerfish

69/100Great
Now
4710 AM CST
Best window
12-5 PMEbb tide
Tide now
High1.6 ft

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24-hour conditions

Thursday, Nov 5 · 4 PM

Time4P
Score63Good
Tide1.5 ft ▼Ebbing
CurrentFlood0.7 kn · toward NNW
Wind4 kn SSEgusts 9 · steady
Sea stateCalm0.4 ft · 5 s
Air temp75°Warm
WeatherClear2% cloud
Water77°FBias corrected

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Texas state waters (shore to 9 nautical miles, bays included)

IN EFFECT NOW

Gray triggerfish

Retention open
Daily limit
20 per day
Possession
40 in possession
Size
Minimum 16 in, total length
Season
No closed season on file
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Have a descending device or venting tool ready for reef fish showing signs of barotrauma. Federal-waters rules may differ. The possession limit is double the daily bag and does not count fish stored at your residence. While fishing, you may not hold more than the daily bag.

From TPWD 2026-27 Outdoor Annual, Triggerfish Bag & Length Limits, read Sep 13

Other species here

  • Black drum Retention open (5 per day)
  • Cobia Retention open (1 per day)
  • Gag grouper Retention open (2 per day)
  • Greater amberjack Retention open (1 per day)
  • King mackerel Retention open (3 per day)
  • Red drum Retention open (3 per day)
  • Red snapper Retention open (4 per day)
  • Sailfish Retention open
  • Sheepshead Retention open (5 per day)
  • Snook Retention open (1 per day)
  • Southern flounder Closed (No retention)
  • Spanish mackerel Retention open (15 per day)
  • Spotted seatrout Retention open (3 per day)
  • Striped bass Retention open (5 per day)
  • Tarpon Retention open (1 per day)

Source: TPWD · synced yesterday

Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed

When Gray triggerfish is best here

Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 3 more weeks at shoulder

Gray triggerfish season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Gray triggerfish · 3 more weeks at shoulder.
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Spot profile

Point Hunt

Depth
Up to 20 ftNearest water
Structure
Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · slope
Season
Shoulder seasonGray triggerfish

NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 13 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.

About this spot

Fishing Point Hunt

Point Hunt is a cape in Sabine Lake, Louisiana. Depth in the nearest water is up to 20 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.

Waterlands scores 14 species here; the best right now are red drum, spotted seatrout and gray triggerfish. It is peak season now for red drum, spotted seatrout and southern flounder, and shoulder season for gray triggerfish, red snapper, greater amberjack and black drum. Red drum peak from August through November. Spotted seatrout peak from March through May and from October through November. Gray triggerfish peak from May through August.

Tackle & technique

Gray triggerfish
Gray triggerfish hover a few feet over reefs, wrecks and ledges, usually in 60 to 200 feet, and often show up while snapper fishing. Use small, strong circle hooks with small pieces of squid or cut bait on a short bottom rig, because they nibble and strip big baits. Keep the bait just off the bottom and reel steadily at the first solid pull.
Red drum
Redfish feed on shallow grass flats, oyster bars and marsh edges, often in 1 to 4 feet of water, and drop into channels, deep holes and tidal creeks when the water turns very hot or cold. Work a live shrimp under a popping cork or a soft plastic along the grass line on a rising tide, then fish creek mouths and drains as the tide falls. Bull reds over 30 inches school in the surf, passes and jetties in late summer and fall, where cut mullet or a live crab on the bottom is the standard approach.
Spotted seatrout
Trout hold over grass beds and sandy potholes in 2 to 8 feet of water most of the year and slide into channels, deep creek bends and canals during cold snaps. A live shrimp under a slip or popping cork, a paddle tail on a light jighead, or a topwater walked at first light covers most situations. Keep the drag light because their mouths tear easily.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

  • Pass Channel

    Channel · 0.3 mi

    58
    Top: Red drumPeak season
    • Red drum 58
    • Red snapper 55
    • Spotted seatrout 55

    11 kt SL 5:04 PM · 0.7 ftH 12:28 AM · 1.8 ft

  • Sabine Pass

    Channel · 2.0 mi

    54
    Top: Red snapperShoulder season
    • Red snapper 54
    • Gray triggerfish 53
    • Red drum 52

    11 kt SSEL 5:04 PM · 0.7 ftH 12:28 AM · 1.8 ft

  • Jetty Channel

    Channel · 6.5 mi

    52
    Top: Red drumPeak season
    • Red drum 52
    • Spotted seatrout 51
    • Black drum 50

    11 kt SSEL 4:40 PM · 0.6 ftH 11:56 PM · 2.0 ft

  • Louisiana Point

    Cape · 4.8 mi

    47
    Top: Red drumPeak season
    • Red drum 47
    • Red snapper 47
    • Gray triggerfish 46

    11 kt SSEL 4:40 PM · 0.6 ftH 11:56 PM · 2.0 ft

Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with TPWD before you keep a fish.